Gender analysis of Pre-service Teachers’ Intention and Motivation towards Adopting Mobile Learning
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Gender, Pre-service Teacher, Intention, Motivation, Mobile LearningAbstract
The study is about pre-service teachers’ intention and motivation towards mobile learning. The study was con- ducted using 200 (100 males and 100 females) pre-service teachers of the Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria. Using descriptive-field method, a researcher-made Likert scale questionnaire was developed to identify the par- ticipants’ intentions and motivation for mobile learning. Ten questions each were created to measure each trait. Kuder Richardson k-R 21 formula was used to confirm that the instrument is good enough for the intended use. Consequently, reliability coefficient of 0.74 was obtained. The study reveals that participants have high intentions for mobile learning and that they are motivated for mobile learning. T-test was used to examine significance of the mean difference between the male and female participants’ submissions. Although, male pre-service teachers have higher mean values than female pre-service teachers in all variables, the means difference of the submissions are not statistically significant. Going by the findings, it was recommended among other things that the government should continue to encourage, support and sponsor mobile teaching trainings. Moreover, the government should take advantage of this to expand access to education by creating substantial opportunities for mobile learning edu- cation so as to be able to take in all qualified candidates into the universities.
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